We bought 11 novels as part of the Vampire Chronicles initiative. Bryan Fuller is working with Anne Rice and [her son] Chris, who are writing the pilot. We are hoping he chooses to stay on and potentially showrun.

UPDATE: Christopher Rice now confirms Fuller “has become a member of the creative family working to bring the story of the vampire Lestat to television”:

The series adaptation will center around Lestat de Lioncourt (once played by Tom Cruise), and was said to mirror Game of Thrones as “a faithful rendering of this material.” Prior adaptations include 1994’s Interview with the Vampire (also starring Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst) and 2002’s Queen of the Damned.

We’ll hopefully hear more before long, but is Bryan Fuller’s attachment to The Vampire Chronicles a hopeful sign, or another exit waiting to happen?